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Caught in the deluge of my sudden heartbeats

I want to express them to you

Time and my thoughts start to move

Turning towards you, my love

I've been waiting in the dead of night

for your shining call forever, I swear

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Take care so you don't get hurt

But don't you hate that just a little?

There's nothing wrong with this story

My past self

was annoyed,

wasn't moving forward

Please forgive me

My first move is always to hesitate

Caught in the deluge of my sudden heartbeats

I want to express them to you

Time and my thoughts start to move

Turning towards you, my love

BPS Under Threat! A Schoolgirl Genius?!

ELECTRONICS DESTROYED BY POWERFUL ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.

causing a release of electromagnetic radiation which fries electronics on the surface.

And that's the CDS Cannon, Mr. Thingy?

Major Akizuki, Ground Self-Defence Force Staff Office.

And yes. Everything would be affected, from medical equipment to handheld games.

Not only would the cost be enormous, the disruption to people's lives would be unprecedented.

Um...Shirase-sensei, are you listening?

Shirase-sensei!

Oh, you want one?

Ah, I shouldn't. I'm on duty.

...Oh, go on then.

And you've no idea who you're dealing with?

None at all...except, after the government announced an indefinite suspension of

food aid to a certain country, there have been repeated unauthorized access attempts.

Illegal retribution, huh.

Incidentally, does the stolen nuclear weapon belong to the United States?

Ah, well...if you're asking me, I must tell you that our official position is that we have no nuclear weapons...

So Japanese...

Hacking in progress! Our code is being overwritten!

Do something, Shirase-sensei!

Agh, how can this be happening? To think, our nuclear weapon control unit is being hacked...

If that electromagnetic pulse hits, my lovingly raised Miyuki-chan will be done for...

Oh, I play that game as well.

What is going on with this security?

An elementary school kid could overwrite this.

I'm ashamed to say that the budget didn't stretch that far.

After all, who'd try and hack a weapon that doesn't exist?

Idiots. But what's done is done.

I need to set up a large-scale defensive firewall.

Is there time for that?!

Major Akizuki! The US military are requesting permission to step in!

What?!

So that's why I felt like someone was monitoring us...

Monitoring? Did you mention it at the time?

There's a monitor program. From the looks of the code, I'd say it's a woman we're dealing with.

Bingo, BPS! This is information technology officer Commander

Yoriko Yunoki of United States Naval Intelligence.

This situation is no longer the problem of Japan alone.

For the sake of all Western countries, the United States will take it from here.

Please hand over all your source code. And the password to the Nerima missile site.

Have you been eavesdropping? Allies or not, this is outrageous!

So, the missile site's in Nerima, huh.

Oizumi Gakuen High School.

Pretty dangerous. I have a friend who works near there.

Yes, speaking. Yes. Yes.

Yes, understood.

Yes. Over and out.

My apologies, Shirase-sensei. The Cabinet has made a decision.

Please hand over the source code to the US military.

I really am very sorry about this!

The defense program you went to all that trouble of coding...

Arrrgh! Handing over our country's strategic systems to an ally, no, a foreign power! This is pain like no other!

Now the address, la la la... Arrrgh! Handing over our country's strategic systems to an ally, no, a foreign power! This is pain like no other!

I'm sending everything to the Americans in one go. Arrrgh! Handing over our country's strategic systems to an ally, no, a foreign power! This is pain like no other!

The whole system. Every last bit of it.

Arrrgh! Our defense system's classified data...

Well they had THAT a long time ago. Now if I could just get my reward...

Understood. A promise is a promise.

Platinum tickets for special arena seats at the Fuji Maneuver Area live ammo public demonstration...

H-Here you go...

One, two, three... All here.

I'm so jealous...

You want one?

Shirase-senseil!!

You're a good man!

Very nice. The adjective "artistic" was invented to describe this code.

What do you think, Commander? Have the enemy's hacking attempts been foiled?

Yes, Vice-Admiral. Without a hitch. This firewall should hold for a good while.

The Japanese government can rest easy.

Plus, we got their code. The Self-Defense Force must be rather annoyed.

Good work, Commander Yunoki. Yoriko.

As ever, I remain impressed with your work.

I have to say, half of it was down to the Japanese code.

I wonder if they have a programmer as excellent as you on their side, too?

Vice-Admiral, apologies for the sudden request, but could I take a leave of absence?

No objections from me, but why the sudden rush?

I have something I need to think about.

Now then, guys, we have a new student joining us from Port Town in America.

This is Yoriko Yunoki.

Hello, I'm Yoriko. Everyone back home calls me Yon.

You should call me that too! Nice to meet you all.

Let's give her a big hand.

Why don't you sit over there, behind Amano?

Sure.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah!

Hey, Amano!

Oh, Yunoki!

Call me Yon.

Oh, I'm not used to using people's first names.

Then you can call me whatever you like.

Is it okay if I call you Misao?

So you live round here, Misao-chan?

Yep. And you?

A hotel near the station.

Huh? You live in a hotel?

Yes, just for the time being.

Oh, right. You're pretty amazing, Yunoki.

I am? Why?

You're great at studying, great at sports...

You must speak English too, right?

Mm, well I guess I'm pretty sporty. But English is my first language.

But what's really impressive is how you can chat

with people you don't know yet. I don't think I could do that.

I'm just used to reassignments by now.

Reassignments?

Yes, uh, I mean school reassignments.

Anyway, you don't need to be shy, Misao!

You're a cutie, after all.

Um, thanks...

Would you like to be friends? Only if it's okay with you...

Huh? Oh, sure!

Onii-chan!

I brought the castella cake I got from my uncle in Ondori.

I'll put some tea on.

Guess what, guess what? The new transfer student at school is really cool!

She brought textbooks with her, but she already knows everything in them!

Plus, guess what? She was really good at gym class as well!

Wow. So, are you friends with this Yunoki now?

Yep! She was just like "wanna be friends?".

Oh, nice. Do you have homework today?

Yep. I'll do it after we've eaten.

Will you check it when I'm done?

Well if it isn't Shirase-kun.

Ahh, Professor Hayashi!

Fancy meeting you here.

Sorry I don't really go to class...

Don't worry about it. You were always more suited to

fieldwork than research — or should I say front-line work?

What do you say we go get some tea together?

Sure.

Welcome, sirs.

It certainly sounds like you've been keeping busy.

I've been hearing a lot.

Oops, sorry...

Recently there was that business with the United States stepping in, wasn't there?

You heard about that already?

Mm. They had the laboratory analyze the whole affair from beginning to end.

I've been getting the feeling that this recent spate of cyber

Please may I take your order? Of course, sir. I've been getting the feeling that this recent spate of cyber

I've been getting the feeling that this recent spate of cyber

crimes have all been remarkably organized in nature.

What are your thoughts?

I agree. There are rumors saying there are whole organizations

Of course. I'll bring it right over. I agree. There are rumors saying there are whole organizations

that make money from crimes committed on the internet.

For example...Kyaratech?

Yep.

Funny how you don't hear much about MPS these days.

You're still a bit awkward around people, then?

I just don't understand it. MPS exerted a huge influence on the world's programmers,

becoming one of the greatest educational institutes

while still technically only being a vocational school.

And now, not a peep from them?

When you were there, such a thing would be unthinkable.

Professor, is that really-

You can't turn a blind eye forever.

More importantly, what about you, Professor? The Ultra network?

It's still at the research stage.

We're not developing anything associated with it.

There are signs that someone is already using such a thing.

Who?

I have no idea. Someone.

I have an unpleasant feeling about this.

The time may come that I need the assistance of BPS.

Hello, sirs.

May I be of assistance?

Another!

...but there was no way that was true!

This is where you live?

Yup!

That's a big house!

This is the residence of the Amano family, the most famous name in Japanese finance.

Um, would you like to come in?

Sure.

Huh?

I can't believe I stood in line all night for nothing. I really wanted that book...

Onii-chan!

Onii-chan, are you heading home?

Yup. I was at the bookstore.

You don't mean a normal bookstore, though, do you?

So this is BPS. He looks younger than his age would suggest. You don't mean a normal bookstore, though, do you?

So this is BPS. He looks younger than his age would suggest. Ah, well, um, kinda.

It only opens once a month.

Is that your friend? It's unusual for you to bring someone home.

Nice to meet you.

I just transferred into Misao-chan's class.

My name's Yoriko Yunoki.

Nice to meet you.

Who is he? I thought you were an only child?

Is he your boyfriend?

N-no way!

Akira's the youngest brother of my grandma on my mommy's side.

So that makes him your great-uncle?

Yeah, technically.

Hey, Onii-chan!

What's up?

Did you eat that stew from the other day?

Oh, yeah, I did.

It was good. Thanks.

I bet you put a load of pepper sauce on it again, didn't you? Misao is a lot bolder in the way she talks

around this guy compared to how she was in class.

Wh-What's wrong with that? I like pepper sauce. around this guy compared to how she was in class.

You always add too much, Onii-chan. It kills the flavor! It could be that she's just shy around strangers.

You always add too much, Onii-chan. It kills the flavor! But why is he so hesitant around her?

But I think it tastes good like that...

Ahhh. BPS has feelings for Misao.

The question is, how does she feel about him?

Is he just an older relative to her?

The way she relaxes her guard around him speaks for itself.

The question is whether that's the sign of something deeper or not.

She probably doesn't even know the answer to that herself.

Sorry for intruding on you like this!

Don't sweat it.

I'll put some tea on.

You're just like a wife, Misao-chan!

Nooo, shut up!

Hey, so what do you do for a living?

Computer stuff.

Wow, you certainly have a lot of computers.

Are they all yours?

Most of them were gifts or ones I picked out of the trash.

What is this? They're all antiques...

Do you like computers?

Yeah, kinda.

To tell you the truth, I'm not as interested in computer hardware as I am in the people who use it.

Wh-What d-do you mean?

The firewall program you made at the Self-Defense Force base was really spectacular.

It was very artistic. One could even say alluring.

While I was analyzing it, I could hardly contain myself.

You're the one they call BPS, aren't you?

The Self...Defense...Commander Yoriko Yunoki??

W-Wait a sec-

You really piqued my interest.

So...have you done it?

D-D-Done what??

You know what I mean.

Either way, you haven't done it with Misao yet.

Onii-chan Yon-chan, the tea's read-

Oh, I'll help you with it!

What's up, Misao-chan? Looks like you've seen a ghost!

Um, nothing...

You're really okay?

Y-Yeah.

Great. Then let's get that tea. I'll help carry it.

Sorry to make you come all the way out here.

S'okay...

I'm sure you want to ask what I'm up to.

Yeah...

I won't beat around the bush. Do you want to come to America?

Huh?

You're being headhunted. I read a lot about you.

You came up out of MPS, right?

And eight years ago, you faced down ten legendary supercomputers

to become three-time World Battle Programming Death Match champion.

Akira Shirase, BPS.

That's ancient history.

Why did you drop out of MPS?

You could have joined a top-flight research institution overseas and made a fortune.

I don't do things I don't want to do.

So what DO you want to do?

Why are you the only one who gets to ask questions?

Fine, ask away. Anything you like.

Okay. Why did you join the Navy?

I was invited by my current commanding officer. Scouted like you.

Being in the Navy lets me do a lot of things.

I'm not planning on staying long, though. I'm still young.

I see.

So, what about you? What are your plans?

Geez. I suppose you want to live drifting like a cloud, going where the current takes you?

Your silence speaks for itself.

You know, BPS, there's one thing I want.

Oh? And what's that?

A partner.

Huh?

Someone who can push me to be the best I can possibly be.

I've never met someone like that. Till now.

You mean...me?

The age thing might be a problem, but what do you say?

Well, that's all I wanted to say.

I don't need an answer right away. Think on it.

Is that why you came here?

Would that be bad?

But I suppose you could say I'm here because I'm lonely.

I have friends in the Navy, but what I'm looking for is something else. A deeper connection.

Are you okay, Yon-chan?

Sorry to interrupt! I'm Akizuki, from the Ground Self-Defense Force!

Commander Yunoki, I've come with an urgent message for you.

Wh-What?!

Close-contact doggy style, al fresco??

DOGGY STYLE Al Fresco

Hey BPS, people can see!

Sorry...

I-Is this guy really...Is this guy really...Is this guy really...

He is, isn't he? He is, isn't he?

I can't believe the guy we need for such an important job

is harboring this level of sexual deviancy...

How old can the girl be?!

Give me a full-chested woman any day! Someone like that foreign actress Isabelle Adjani.

But no, no, there's nobody else we could get to take on such a difficult assignment.

There's nothing for it — I have to put aside

common decency and pretend I didn't see anything at all.

Open up! Please open up! common decency and pretend I didn't see anything at all.

Open up! Please open up!

I must remember, we're dealing with extralegal measures here.

Extralegal Measures

For the sake of national security, I should swallow my feelings

and put aside the life of one poor, unfortunate girl...

Agghhh, this is terrible, I'm the worst.

Just a terrible, pathetic Self-Defense Force officer...

My parents back home...

My ex-wife...

My theater-patron grandmother...

They're laughing at my pitiful choice. Go ahead and laugh!

I've decided I didn't see anything.

Major Akizuki, did you want something?

Y-Yes! I have an urgent communication for you.

Now's not a good time, Vice-Admiral! I'm on vacation!

Apologies, Commander. But it's battle stations.

The enemies from the other day have breached the first firewall.

Dammit!

Indeed.

Naval Intelligence have determined that the enemies have hired an outside hacking syndicate.

An outside hacking syndicate...?

That's all I can say on this line.

Please return to base immediately. Your crew is standing by.

Roger that.

She really is a prodigy, isn't she...

But then again, you're no slouch yourself, Shirase-sensei.

Akizuki, I've got a favour to ask.

Submerge!

Roger that!

Status report!

Simultaneous attacks from multiple servers.

Location?

Still unknown.

How's it looking, Commander?

This code wasn't written by a single person.

They're working in a team of at least 4 — no, 5 people.

Kyaratech, I presume.

A dangerous bunch. At least terrorists have principles.

They've been floated on the Dark NASDAQ.

Hideki? Morning.

Let's cut the small talk. How did the Japanese missile site operation go?

Yessir. We used simultaneous multi-route attacks to finally break into the system.

Excellent. And the money?

They can't pay the whole amount up front, so they're trying to wrangle a discount.

Pfft, who do they think they are?

So we've got their deposit... If we don't get the full amount within the deadline,

Withdraw immediately.

As you wish.

Riiight then, time to head to work.

Oops, I mustn't forget to pick up that discounted potato peeler on the way home.

Third firewall has been breached.

Yoriko, the fourth firewall is now under attack.

Sectors E267, E383, F511, E73G

What is this?! Sectors E267, E383, F511, E73G

What's the matter, Commander?

They've switched from the stratospheric blast and are going after a surface strike.

Not good. We should consider dispatching Delta Force to blockade the Oizumi Gakuen missile site.

There's no time for that.

The blocking equipment has also been hijacked.

Hm. Is there nothing we can do?

Come on, Yoriko, think!

If that missile explodes on the surface, the projected fallout radius is 50 km.

That includes the town where...

Misao-chan...

An email?!

How is this possible, here?

LET'S BE FRIENDS AND SEE HOW IT GOES. HERE'S MY FIRST ACT OF FRIENDSHIP...

Attack program neutralized. Firewall restored.

Bravo, Commander Yunoki.

Tremendous. Yoriko, what the hell did you do?

It's a miracle, Commander!

I suppose I owe him one.

I want him even more now...

That's it, I guess.

Thank you for your hard work.

Sorry for putting you out.

Protecting our nation is our only job.

All in a day's work.

You're a good dude.

This isn't fair...

I was looking forward to being your friend, Yon-chan.

But I guess that's the way things go. Of course you want to be with your family.

I'll come back to visit. And I'll write you!

Okay.

I guess my vacation is over.

I sure racked up a lot of debits...

Huh?

Uh...um...

What is it, Shirase Onii-chan?

Um, about that thing before...

Ah! Let's talk about that next time I'm here.

Thanks for sending that email.

I was very glad.

Hm, you're a bit tall for this...

Don't be so silly. It's normal in America! Just like shaking hands.

C'mere Misao!

Bye now! See you again! Take care of Shirase Onii-chan!

Yup! See you!

So long!

Hey, Onii-chan?

Hmm? What?

I want to be like Yon-chan one day.

I think you're fine just being Misao-chan.

No, that's not what I mean. How can I say this...

What do you mean, then?

If I was more like Yon-chan, then I'd be more...

Nope, it's nothing!

Lalalalalalalalalalalala

Our love is pure enough that when our eyes meet

A miracle is born

It may not be special but it's comfortable

That's the harmony I'm going to play

A starry night, a blue glimmer

crosses eternity to meet me

Lonely nights, I take the very meaning of my pain

and I melt it inside my heart

Ah, I want you here more than anyone else

A warm realization

Seize the moment!

Don't be shy, release your true feelings

I love you more and more, whether we're near or far

Our rhythm beats as one

New but also familiar

That's the melody I'll keep singing

Next time:

Forced into an arranged marriage interview,

none other than Misao's teacher, Sae Motoki.

Meaningless Marriage Interview with Sae-Sensei

BPS, Battle Programmer Shirase. Episode 4, mau mau!